One term? Obama says there's more to do

DURHAM, N.C., June 14 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said in an interview aired Tuesday there are days when he considers not running again, but he gets over it quickly.

"Well, I'm sure there are days where I say that one term is enough," Obama told Ann Curry on NBC's "Today," laughing. "What keeps me going is a belief that the work that we started in 2009 is not yet complete. We still don't have the kind of energy policy that we need to move this country forward. We still have not restructured how our education system works to make sure every kid has a chance at a successful career in the 21st century. And so i'm constantly thinking about the work that is undone despite the fact of being very proud about what we've gotten accomplished over the last 2 1/2 years."

The president said his wife Michelle and two daughters "are wonderful in that if I said, you know what, guys, I want to do something different, they would be fine. They're not invested in daddy being president or my husband being president. But they do believe in what we're doing."

Obama also said he last saw U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords at Cape Canaveral, Fla., where her husband astronaut Mark Kelly was preparing for space flight.

The Arizona congresswoman was shot in the head by alleged gunman Jared Loughner at a community event in Tucson Jan. 8. Giffords had been receiving death threats, in part because of her vote for healthcare reform.

But since the shooting, Giffords had been making what her doctors call a remarkable recovery.

"To see her now walking and talking and laughing," Obama said. "She's still got some recovery to do, but what an incredible spirit she is ... the people of Arizona have been there every step of the way. So I think she's just going to keep on getting better."